Stemwinder Provincial Park

Stemwinder Provincial Park
Stemwinder Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)
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Location	British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city	Keremeos
Coordinates	49°22′15″N120°08′11″W / 49.37083°N 120.13639°W
Area	0.03 km2 (0.012 sq mi)
Established	March 6, 1956;69 years ago
Governing body	BC Parks

Last updated October 14, 2025

Stemwinder Provincial Park is a provincial park located just west of Hedley in British Columbia, Canada.^[1] The park is 4 hectares (9.9 acres) in size, and provides public access to the Similkameen River.^[2]

Documented archaeological sites in the form of rock artifacts and depressions of former pit houses, so-called "pithouses", of the Similkameen (a group of the Okanagan) indicate an early settlement by First Nations and suggest a trading camp here.^[3]

References

↑ "Stemwinder Park". BC Geographical Names .
↑ "Stemwinder Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
↑ "Stemwinder Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan" (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. February 2003. Retrieved 2020-10-16.

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[1] "Stemwinder Park". BC Geographical Names .

[Stemwinder_Provincial_Park-2] "Stemwinder Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 2017-07-25.

[3] "Stemwinder Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan" (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. February 2003. Retrieved 2020-10-16.

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